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Issue: National Lampoon Magazine #57 Age Restricted
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: National Lampoon, Inc.
On Sale Date: 1974
Volume: 1
Pages: 116
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Henry Beard; Tony Hendra; Brian McConnachie; Sean Kelly; Douglas Kenney
Disclose Notes: The Judeo-Christian Tradition. Funny Pages on tan newsprint on 99-106. Includes Statement of Ownership for September 20, 1974. Average paid circulation for last 12 months was 804,771. Issue nearest filing was 865,573.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white and color interior
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy; newsprint; other paper stock (varies in each issue)
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was-ongoing
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Mara McAfee [as McAfee] (painting) (signed)
Mara McAfee [as McAfee] (painting) (signed)
Mara McAfee [as McAfee] (painting) (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, religious
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Miscellaneous
1
May We Play Through?

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fran Hollidge [as Hollidge] (signed)
Fran Hollidge [as Hollidge] (signed)
Fran Hollidge [as Hollidge] (signed)
Fran Hollidge
Subject Matter
humorous
Uncle Sam; Russian Bear; John Q. Public; Mr. H-Bomb
Characters labeled "Runaway Inflation" and "Worldwide Starvation" interrupt the on-going poker game.
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0.33
Part of an on-going series of parodies of editorial cartoons.
Special Origin Issue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sean Kelly
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, religious
Son-o'-God
Jehova; Zeus; Manitou; Allah; Mumbo Jumbo; Vishnu; Odin; Joseph David; Mary David; Son-o'-God [Bennie David]
The gods have a meeting to decide who gets to choose the next Messiah. It's Jehovah's turn and he does a repeat of the Jesus story. Only this time Bennie David turns into the Son-o'-God when he exclaims "Jesus Christ."
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6
First of several installments. Color cover and fake black and white ad on slick paper, four-page color story on newsprint.
Head Shop or Dead Shop?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
P. J. O'Rourke [as PJO]
Jeff Cox
Jeff Cox
?
Subject Matter
humorous, religious
Tommy and his friends visit a local "head shop". Tommy thinks the proprietor is indulging in Satanic merchandise and is proved right at the end.
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1
A parody of the Jack Chick evangelistic giveaway comics. Two panels at the bottom of eight pages, so page count is a guess.
[untitled]

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photographs)
? (photographs)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, religious
Foto Funnies
What's the corporal work of mercy for today, Father?
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1
Note Passed in Class

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
McLoughlin
McLoughlin
McLoughlin
McLoughlin
Subject Matter
humorous, religious
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Miscellaneous
1
A parody of a Medieval illuminated manuscript.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gahan Wilson (signed)
Gahan Wilson (signed)
Gahan Wilson (signed)
Gahan Wilson
Subject Matter
childrens
Nuts
Remember all the budget problems you had as a kid?
The boy can't decide which comic books to buy and buys candy bars instead.
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Miscellaneous
0.75
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeff Jones [as J] (signed)
Jeff Jones [as J] (signed)
Jeff Jones [as J] (signed)
Jeff Jones
Subject Matter
Idyl
I saw a bat last night.
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Miscellaneous
1
Bosom Friend Bursts Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
Randall Enos [as Enos] (signed)
Randall Enos
Subject Matter
Chicken Gutz
Chicken Gutz
Chicken Gutz is propositioned on the street by a transvestite.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
"Did you just lick my ankle?"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Randy Jones (signed)
Randy Jones (signed)
Randy Jones (signed)
Randy Jones
Subject Matter
Eating Out
At an elegant restaurant, a man hides under a table and licks a woman's leg.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Son of Cheops

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Vaughn Bodé (signed)
Vaughn Bodé (signed)
Vaughn Bodé (signed)
Vaughn Bodé (graytones)
Vaughn Bodé
Subject Matter
Bodé's Cartoon Concert
Cheech Wizard; Poppy; Ragbag
Cheech and Poppy find a small pyramid and discuss whether pyramids control cosmic powers.
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Miscellaneous
1
"To Patrick Flanagan" written underneath last panel.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Byron Preiss [as Preiss]
Ralph Reese [as Reese]
Ralph Reese [as Reese]
Ralph Reese
Subject Matter
romantic
One Year Affair
Jill; Steve; Charlene
Unknownst to Steve, he has been picked up by Jill's new...
Charlene picks up Steve at a supermarket, not knowing who he is, and brings him back to Jill's apartment.
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0.25
Part of a continuing story.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Shary Flenniken (signed)
Shary Flenniken (signed)
Shary Flenniken (signed)
Shary Flenniken
Subject Matter
Trots and Bonnie
Trots (dog); Bonnie; Pepsi
How do you like it, Pepsi?
Bonnie's house has a elaborate Christmas lighting display, while Pepsi's just has one huge lighted menorah.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Lesson #72: Extinct Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bruce Cochran (signed)
Bruce Cochran (signed)
Bruce Cochran (signed)
Bruce Cochran
Subject Matter
humorous
Famous Comic Artists School
How to draw extinct animals. (It's easier than you'd think.)
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Miscellaneous
0.25
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bobby London [as London] (signed)
Bobby London [as London] (signed)
Bobby London [as London] (signed)
Bobby London
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Dirty Duck
Dirty Duck; Weevil; Annie Rat
The laundry room is downstairs, Weevil.
Annie attempts to do her laundry, but Weevil has an attraction for her underwear.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Adventures of Zoo Tramp Marie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Subitzky (signed)
Ed Subitzky (signed)
Ed Subitzky (signed)
Ed Subitzky
Subject Matter
Zoo Tramp Marie
A law is passed sentencing zoo tramps to 60 years in jail. Russian scientists have found a way to transform platypus droppings into plutonium. Judge Jones wants to get married. It all ties together in a roundabout way.
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